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Stocks driven by buoyant UK consumer spending will the biggest contributors to strong returns this year, according to Trevor Green, head of UK equities at Aviva Investors.

Investment needs to be more 'fun'

Although China's slowing economy has dominated headlines, Jeremy Thomas, co-manager of the Brunner investment trust, highlights the sectors poised for a pick-up

While it is true Japan's domestic economy remains stagnant with negative real GDP growth for the second quarter 2015 figures, it is important to look beyond the headlines.

Laura Foll, deputy fund manager of the Lowland investment company, explains why she is taking another look at the supermarket giant.

Canada Life Investments' Eugene O'Neill also explores which UK stocks are paying above index yields

Amay Hattangadi, executive director at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says despite the volatility in global markets led by events in Greece and China, the Indian markets have been quite steady in relative terms

Matt Hudson, manager of the £694m Schroder UK Alpha Income fund, has increased his weighting to banks, despite industry concerns about the threat to dividends from the record level of regulatory fines imposed recently.

Analysts have expressed concerns about the disclosure policies of some specialist investment trusts as investors continue to pile into alternative assets.

Jonathan Winton, co-portfolio manager of the Fidelity UK Smaller Companies fund, explains why under-researched stocks allow managers to look ahead for changes the wider market is likely to miss.